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Explanation:is the term generally used - you don't have to say Kilos abnehmen. It is the most general translation. A more slangy phrase is abspecken. Otherwise, German is usually more specific: Fettpolster abbauen, Gweicht reduzieren etc. You do not say schlank machen, but instead man wird schlank, nimmt ab - the usual passive.

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